Eduardo Escobar and the rest of the Red Wings are ready to start the playoffs tonight.

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The Red Wings look to keep history on their side when they face the Pawtucket Red Sox in Game 1 of the Governors' Cup playoffs at 7:05 tonight at Frontier Field.

The Wings have faced the PawSox three times in the first round and won all three series - in 1986, '96 and '97. Rochester is also 7-2 all-time in postseason games at Frontier.

Wings right-hander Cole De Vries will be making his sixth career playoff start. He is 2-1 with a 3.67 earned-run average, but this will be his first postseason game at Triple-A. Pawtucket right-hander Anthony Ranaudo is making his first postseason appearance. The ...